Field Sports
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500 Fly Dressings. Illustrated in Colour. November 1980.
by Anon
Surrey: E. Veniard Ltd., 1980. First Edition . Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. paperback,illustrated throughout,96 pages,name to top of title page otherwise very good.
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£5.00
Riding, Driving and Kindred Sports. The Sports Library.
by Dale. T.F
London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1899. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. original cloth hardcover,illustrated,207 pages,covers browned otherwise very good.
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£20.00
Fly Fishing for Salmon and Sea Trout
by Arthur Oglesby
Wiltshire: The Crowood Press Ltd, 1998. Reprint . Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. this copy dated 1998,paperback,illustrated,316 pages,fine.Shelf 152.
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£5.00
British Sporting and Animal Drawings c.1500-1850. Sport in Art and Books. The Paul Mellon Collection
by Egerton, Judy & Snelgrove, Dudley (eds)
First edition. Tate Gallery. London. 1978. Quarto. xv, (2), 126pp. 23 colour plates, numerous b/w plates; xxiv, 382pp. 43 colour plates. Original red cloth, label to spines, gilt. In original dust wrapper, slightly chipped to edges.
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£48.00
Come Fishing and Shooting.
by Bailey. Major Vivian
London: George G. Harrap & Co, 1961. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. original cloth hardcover,illustrated,142 pages,name to flyleaf otherwise very good in very good price clipped dustwrapper.
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£5.00
The Horse. Its Selection and Purchase.
by Barton. F.T
London: Hurst & Blackett, 1907. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. original green cloth hardcove,illustrated,254 pagescovers marked,lacks front flyleaf,a good only working copy.
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£8.00
Reynard the Fox. A study of the Fox in Medieval English Art.
by Varty, Kenneth
Leicester University Press. 1967. Quarto. 169pp. Colour frontis., 169 illustrations. Original cream boards, gilt lettering, and gilt fox motif to upper board. Slightly sunned to spine and top of boards.
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£15.00
Book of Shotguns (Pelham practical sports)
by Marchington, John
London: Pelham Books, 1984. New Edition . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 1985 edition,original cloth hardcover,illustrated throughout,120 pages,fine in very good unclipped dustwrapper.
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£5.00
Fly Fishing for Salmon and Sea Trout
by Oglesby, Arthur
Marlborough: Crowood Press, 1987. Reprint, large 8vo, 311pp, colour and b/w photo illustrations and line drawings; VG+ Copy in VG+ DJ. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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£7.50
Vive La Chasse: a Celebration of British Field Sports Past and Present (Signed)
by Wadsworth, Waddy
Brookland: Dickson Price, 1989. 1st edition, large 8vo, 176pp, photo illustrations, line drawings; contributors include Ted Walsh, Dick Lloyd, Archie Jones, Claude Whiteley and Waddie Wadsworth; VG+/Fine Copy in VG+/Fine DJ; author's presentation copy, inscription on title page reads: To Karen Hope you enjoy reading this "Waddy" Wadsworth. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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£12.50
A Portrait of Shooting
by Marchington, John
Limited edition. Number 974/1100. Antony Atha Publishers and The Game Conservancy. Rugby. 1979. Quarto. 252pp. 12 colour plates, numerous black and white illustrations. Original quarter green morocco, gilt. In original green cloth slipcase. A lovely copy.
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£75.00
Memoirs of William Collie with Portraits
by Collie, William
Beauly: Bidean Books, 1992. No 19 of a limited edition of 1000 copies in facsimile of the 1908 original, 8vo, 228pp, photo illustrations, illustrated laminated covers; slight lean to the text block o/w VG Copy, no DJ as issued. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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£40.00
Elements of Shooting
by Eric Parker
Field Press, 1111. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 307 pages. White pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with some foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn with some slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped and spine ends are a little crushed, with some small splits and chips. Light wear to unclipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. With some tanning to spine...
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£2.49
Fisherman's Weather By Upwards of One Hundred Living Anglers.
by Aflalo. F.G
London: Adam and Charles Black., 1906. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. original decorated green cloth hardcover,illustrated,256 pages,cloth marked hence good only.
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£9.00
Archery Today: Techniques and Philosophies in Action
by Kember-Smith, John
Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1988. 1st edition, large 8vo, 160pp, photo illustrations, line drawings and diagrams; VG+ Copy in VG+ DJ. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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£4.00
The Book of Good Hunting.
by Newbolt. Henry
London: Longmans, Green & Co, 1920. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. original green cloth hardcover,illustrated,272 pages,covers a little rubbed,page edges spotted otherwise very good.
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£10.00
Trout Fishing from All Angles (Lonsdale Library)
by Taverner, Eric
London: Seeley Service & Co Volume 2 in the Lonsdale Library series, large 8vo, 448pp, with contributions also from G Herbert Nall, and Alban Bacon, frontis + photo illustrations, line drawings; some spotting of prelims and mild dust-spotting to cloth o/w VG Copy, no DJ. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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£6.00
People And Animals
by J.D. Whittall
London: National Anti-Vivisection Society, 1981. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. original cloth hardcover,154 pages,near fine in very good unclipped dustwrapper.
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£8.00
Ask Mamma" or, the Richest Commoner in England. The "Jorrocks" Edition.
by Surtees, Robert Smith
London: Bradbury, Agnew & Co, 1890. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. no date circa 1890,original half leather hardcover with marbled boards,spine decorated with hunting motifs in gilt,hand coloured frontispiece,illustrated throughout,423 pages,minor rubbing to extremities otherwise a very good bright copy.
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£18.00
Fowler in the Wild
by Begbie, Eric
Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1987. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. original cloth hardcover,illustrated,200 pages,very good in very good unclipped dustwrapper.shelf 332.
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£8.00
Two volumes bound in red leather with very many pages of game Records Mostly of the Caer Beris Estate Builth Wells covering the years 1888 to 1922,
by Anon
Builth Wells.: Unknown, 1888. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. two volumes bound in red leather with very many pages of game records covering the years 1888 to 1922,the records include the names of the various shooters (including the great and the worthy) and many original photographs of the shooters,a fascinating record of country life of the late Victorian and early edwardian era.
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£300.00
Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour. With Illustrations By John Leech.
by Surtees
London: Bradbury Agnew & Co, 1860. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. no date circa 1860,original decorated red cloth hardcover with later gilt lettered spine and new endpapers,engraved title page only,13 hand coloured plates,408 pages,very good.
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£15.00
The Rifle Brigade. A Memoir.
by Buxton. Andrew R
London: Robert Scott, 1918. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. original green cloth hardcover,illustrated throughout,294 pages,some internal foxing otherwise a very good bright and complete copy.H.
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£50.00
The Life of John Mitton...
by nimrod/Apperley
London: George Routledge, 1890. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. no date circa 1890,original cloth hardcover,235 pages,page edges a little stained otherwise very good.Shelf B14.
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£4.00
Catalogue from Pike and Tucker. Poultry, Game, Horse and Dog Food Manufacturers. Established 1820.
by Pike & Tucker
Printed by Bennett Brothers Ltd., Counterslip Works, Bristol. nd. (early 1900's) Oblong 8vo (24.5cm x 15cm) 58pp. Covers in green ink. Photo and engraved illustrations. Stapled. Lightly toned, covers a little discoloured. Final page index of prices struck through neatly with pen. Updated prices printed in purple ink. Order forms at rear removed at serration. Within the text is a reference to the Fertilizers and Feeding Stuffs Act, 1906 and a testimonial dated 1906, dating this catalogue to the early...
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£35.00
